SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday announced the recipients of grants from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Distressed Property Fund.
It’s a program created by the city’s department of neighborhood and business development (NBD) and authorized by the Syracuse Common Council.
The application-based grant program is designed to spur redevelopment and improvement of vacant, distressed commercial, mixed-use, and historic properties in the City of Syracuse, Walsh’s office said.
The city allocated a total of $1 million in ARPA funding to eight different properties and structures that are vacant and in need of rehabilitation.
“The recipients of the program represent projects across the city that have faced challenges since the beginning of COVID-19,” the Syracuse mayor said. “Now that the funds are allocated, we are one step closer to returning these properties to productive use and generating new investment within Syracuse neighborhoods.”
Projects awarded funding
The projects awarded funding from the Distressed Property Fund include:
- Hip Hop Center for Youth Entrepreneurship at 215 Tully St. — $250,000
- Gustav Stickley House at 438 Columbus Ave. — $250,000
- Moyer Carriage Lofts at 1714 N. Salina St. and 201 Wolf St. — $125,000
- City Center at 400 S. Salina St. — $125,000
- Ra-Menes Food and Gas at 900 South Ave. — $100,000
- The Castle at 2110 S. Salina St. — $50,000
- Syracuse Bread Factory at 200 Maple St. — $50,000
- The property at 757 W. Onondaga St. — $50,000